Los Angeles Valley College - Crown Yearbook (Valley Glen, CA)

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CLUB5 . ,L fm- -vt ' ' 5, Nl 'Q ',1. ..,, v .x. .. , , 11 4. ,f V, 1.1 F , . T 4, Jffr- if . .'ggnffg.1'ff f V ' -rv eff'- . 'N , .5-- V - . ...L '13-2fv1vwf',,,,, A.. v Q.. sv is: 15 it 3 gr ! 1. ,Q an ' Q ,,.,, ' 2, .- 4 Club Day is a traditional campaign for membership where activities are accompanied by tricky tunes. Clubs on campus Shortly after the beginning of each semester. Valley students, new and old, are introduced to the many clubs on campus by the varied agenda highlighting Valley' College's semi- annual Club Day. Club Day activities generally last from three to four hours, and often spot- lighted on the Mall are exhibitions covering almost any interest-from the yips and yells of Karate to the musical swing of a combo. Club Day is a day Well Worked on in ad- vance. Booths are erectedg cakes and cookies are bakedg and displays of club activities are pre- pared with interest catching gimmicks planned for passers-by. Campaign is another word for Club Day, be- cause this one day is set aside to introduce the student to the clubs on campus as Well as to the members and events associated with each club. Club Day is really a Way of meeting Valley 26 Gamma. national foreign language society: College. for clubs are Valley College. Highlighting the social and cultural story of clubs on campus are the honor societies that dominate the scene. These are the special so- cieties where membership is awarded to stu- dents attaining certain grade point averages and who show interest in the specific area of that society. Honor societies on campus are Alpha Mu Alpha Pi Epsilon, secretarial subjectsg Beta Phi Gamma, journalismg Delta Kappa Phi. historyg Epsilon Epsilon Epsilon, engineeringg and Jun- ior Collegiate Players, theater arts. Les Savants and Tau Alpha Epsilon are two societies re- warding students for all-campus excellence in scholarship. Two outstanding clubs at Valley are Coro- nets, vvornen's honorary service organization,

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,W 42:1 -fv- Y., S.. Marianne Whitley, Barbara Taylor and Betty Dunham try on costumes in Valley's Green and Gold Room in preparation for a Shakespearean presentation. Involvement is the key to the success of English 15, Valley's Shakespeare class. '4The person learns when he becomes involvedf' says Mrs. Nancy Ferguson, the class instructor. This applies not only to the students in the Shake- speare class but also to faculty members who delight in visiting the class and performing scenes from the famous English plays. When the class is studying a particular play, the play is first read, researched and dis- cussed. Sometimes the class will write a com- parative paper on critical reviews of the play. Shakespearean plays are often performed in class. Imagination has a major role in class- room performances because costumes are not always worn. Mrs. Ferguson reads the plays with the students. She has done theatrical and radio productions with such noted actors as John Barrymore and Hans Conreid, who has visited the class on several occasions. '4She seems to emphasize the right words, said Shakespeare student Betty Dunham of Mrs. Ferguson. l'She is a really good scholar and actress and makes the class entertaining and exciting as well as informative. The character portrayals of the students are so fascinating that students peeking in the class- room windows often find them.selves entering the room and staying the remainder of the class hour. While the class is not primarily one of drama, acting is a featured facet of the class. Many of the students are talented in the areas of music, and in such instances singing, dancing and instruments are worked into the plays. Trying on costumes in the Green and Gold Room is part of the semester's activity. The class wears costumes at least once during the course, a colorful sight draws the interest of many students, faculty and administration members. 1 lt's such a fat part, says Hans Conreid Uncle Tonoose of T.V. fame, speaking of Hamlet to Valley Shakespeare Many of the students are not drama or English majors, but all take an active part in the class, contributing and carrying away in- formation. Betty Dunham, an education major, has found the English 15 material helpful for her speech class. The majority of her other classes benefited her from 'fexperience gained in research. ' Terry Henley has found Mdeeper insights and a deeper impression of what Shakespeare means and can meanf' The students study the plays, Hnot as dead scholarly things, but as plays with people- live peoplef' points out Mrs. Ferguson, and the classroom is the laboratory for developing creativity. students

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IOC members tag basketball symbolizing promotion of school spirit. Stimulation of extra curricular events has been cu basic IOC gocil and Knights, menis honorary .service organiza- tion. Other groups appealing to students are the Monarchettes and the amateur radio production group heard on KLAV. Students with a common interest are found in the Behavioral Sciences Club, College Fellow- ship Club, English and German clubs, the Hil- let Group, the International Club, Interlan- guage Club, Natural Science Club, Newman Club, Speech Club, Sports Car Club, Student California Teachers Association, VABS, Writers Club, Medical Science Club, the Young Repub- licans, the Young Democrats, Home Economics Club, Chess Club, Veterans Club, and the VVomen's Athletic Association. The list is a long one, with still other clubs unnamed. And still the list continues to grow to meet the broad interests of Valley's students.